Day 3 of the World Juniors was filled with more drama. Finland steamrolled Slovakia, Germany emerged victorious over the Czech Republic, Sweden defeated Switzerland, and Russia obliterated Canada.
There were two major pieces of news from yesterday, so let’s not drag this out.
Top 2020 draft prospect Alexis Lafreniere was injured in the second period of Canada’s game against Russia. I go into more detail in the actual CAN-RUS recap, but here’s the update we have as of now:
Doctors continue to review Alexis Lafreniere’s MRI. Sounds like the injury may not be as bad as initially feared, there is in fact hope that Lafreniere may be able to return to play in these #WorldJuniors.